knock-down-drag-out
or knock-down, drag-out
[ nok-doun-drag-out ]
adjective
marked by unrelenting violence: a knock-down-drag-out fight.
Origin of knock-down-drag-out
11820–30; adj. use of verb phrases knock down and drag out
- Also knock-down-and-drag-out .
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How to use knock-down-drag-out in a sentence
There may be some knock-down-and-drag-out places, but these are not confined to the Bowery.
An American Hobo in Europe | Ben GoodkindFew captains of artillery have the opportunity to make their own sister a target in a regular knock-down-and-drag-out fight.
The Storm Centre | Charles Egbert CraddockAre you going to have a regular knock-down-and-drag-out smash at St. George's?
The Diva's Ruby | F. Marion CrawfordIt was a knock-down-and-drag-out fight, in which hair pulling, gouging, and biting were allowed.
Stories Of Georgia | Joel Chandler HarrisIn a free-for-all knock-down-and-drag-out, kicking, gouging, and biting are all legitimate.
The Blazed Trail | Stewart Edward White
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